When
Daryl Powell left for Castleford halfway through the 2013 season, Rovers
recruited former player John Bastian. It was an unusual recruitment though, in
that John did not start immediately but worked out his contract as Youth
Development Director at Warrington before starting at Featherstone. That left
Danny Evans in charge for the rest of the 2013 season and he was helped by Sean
Long. John Bastian was well known to Rovers fans having been a player at the
club from 1987 to 1991, a second row forward who played 48 games before leaving
to join Dewsbury. Since retiring, he had been coach at Leeds Academy, before
graduating to a more all-encompassing Head of Development role, first at
Headingley and latterly at Warrington Wolves. A number of Rovers’ new signings
for 2014 reflected John’s in-depth knowledge of the junior sections of both
those Super League clubs. Once the season started, results were mixed. Having
dissembled a successful squad it was normal that a new squad would take time to
gel, but time is something a head coach rarely has. Although he won nine of 13
games in charge Rovers slipped behind Leigh in the league table and with the
highest finish possible essential to secure funding for 2015 John lost his job
in May 2014.
John
Bastian’s coaching record:
2014:
Won 9 Lost 4
Total:
Won 9 Lost 4 = 50%
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